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Karen S. (kd-smith) - Reviews

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4th of July (Women's Murder Club, Bk 4)
4th of July (Women's Murder Club, Bk 4)
Author: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 813
Review Date: 6/25/2006


Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club return for a most chilling case. Great drama.


Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (Agatha Raisin, Bk 12) (Large Print)
Review Date: 10/10/2006


Agatha Raisin is a feisty, fifty-something, politically incorrect, self-made woman. She is funny, infuriating, and oh so human.


Alias Madame Doubtfire
Alias Madame Doubtfire
Author: Anne Fine
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 7/23/2006


Better than the movie (except for Robin Williams's acting!). The Hilliard kids want to keep their dad after the parents divorce, but how far should they go to keep his secret?


And Your Little Dog, Too (Dog Lover's, Bk 10)
And Your Little Dog, Too (Dog Lover's, Bk 10)
Author: Melissa Cleary
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 10/10/2006
Helpful Score: 2


When Jackie Walsh finds a dead body in a dumpster, she tries to prove this was not just a case of a drunk, homeless person freezing to death. When the police stop investigating, Jackie risks her life to solve the case.


Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Author: Lorna Landvik
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 824
Review Date: 6/27/2006


The women of Freesia Court are held together for 40 year with laughter and tears. This group depicts a special slice of American life.


The Art of Mending
The Art of Mending
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 16
Review Date: 4/18/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Great book - unusual, but incredibly well written. The lead character vacillates from likable to frustrating. The characters are believable, some sympathetic and some just pathetic. I see a movie in this book's future, although I thought the ending was a bit abrupt for the information gleaned. I recommend reading this book.


Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap, Bk 1)
Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap, Bk 1)
Author: Adriana Trigiani
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 127
Review Date: 3/23/2006


First of three; not at all what I expected, but entertaining.


Review Date: 1/27/2009
Helpful Score: 1


This book is for non-fiction what Shopaholic is for fiction. Jen Lancaster is not only funny, but SO on point about her observations about life. She apologetically writes about her maturation from a clothes and status obsessed, overpaid dot com VP to a mature, witty, yet still wittily-caustic wife and writer. This book is funny, laugh out loud, poke your husband to wake him up and, "listen to this!" funny!


Bleachers
Bleachers
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 644
Review Date: 2/26/2006


I really enjoyed this book. It was a fairly "easy read," but it was a in-depth study of the complicated undercurrents of small-town football, and what happens after we supposedly "grow up."


Bubbles A Broad (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 4)
Bubbles A Broad (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 4)
Author: Sarah Strohmeyer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 101
Review Date: 9/6/2006
Helpful Score: 2


Bubble fans rejoice! Under that curly hairdo is a heavy wad of highly functioning gray matter. Bubbles is a riot. I laughed out loud.


Bubbles Ablaze (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 3)
Bubbles Ablaze (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 3)
Author: Sarah Strohmeyer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 132
Review Date: 9/6/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Bubbles Yablonsky, hairdresser and wanna be big story reporter, bumbles her way through another engaging puzzle. With a cast of colorful characters and some laugh-out-loud funny lines, this book is once again downright amusing.


Bubbles Betrothed (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 5)
Bubbles Betrothed (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 5)
Author: Sarah Strohmeyer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 81
Review Date: 9/14/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Delightfully Goofy.


Bubbles in Trouble (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 2)
Bubbles in Trouble (Bubbles Yablonsky, Bk 2)
Author: Sarah Strohmeyer
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 209
Review Date: 9/6/2006
Helpful Score: 1


With a zany cast of characters this story is hilarious. Author Stohmeyer successfully navigates the fine line between humorous stereotype and sympathetic amateur investigator.


Caesar
Caesar
Author: Colleen McCullough
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 6/27/2006


The fifth novel in Colleen McCullough's unforgettaable Masters of Rome series. Caesar brings to life the passion and genius of an incomparable man.


The Calling of Emily Evans (Women of the West, Bk 1)
The Calling of Emily Evans (Women of the West, Bk 1)
Author: Janette Oke
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 73
Review Date: 9/27/2008
Helpful Score: 1


Janette Oke never fails to deliver. This book is a "soothing," read and, at least for me, is a blessing. You won't want to put this book down.


Can You Keep a Secret?
Can You Keep a Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 685
Review Date: 3/18/2006


This is the first Kinsella book I read, and it caused me to seek out all of her other books. The heroine is hysterically funny. Great book!


Cane River
Cane River
Author: Lalita Tademy
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 136
Review Date: 6/27/2006


On a Creole plantation on the banks of Louisiana's Cane River, four generations of astonishing women battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own terms.


Cat Cross Their Graves (Joe Grey, Bk 10)
Cat Cross Their Graves (Joe Grey, Bk 10)
Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 30
Review Date: 11/3/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Fun cat fantasy-mystery.


The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who...Bk 25)
The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who...Bk 25)
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 103
Review Date: 10/28/2006


Gotta love the cat books!


The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (Cat Who...Bk 20)
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (Cat Who...Bk 20)
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 77
Review Date: 10/28/2006


Gotta love the cat books!


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